Cultural, structural and economic violence are underlying factors that must be addressed.

Education is a vital part of the change process, especially societal change. Education must incorporate men and boys alongside women and girls.

We must pay particular attention to the needs of rural and minority populations and improve their access to resources and services.

They also asked the ambassador to encourage the government of Korea to ratify both the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. These two international treaties are key to the effort to end human trafficking.